"Pleurisy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
INFLAMMATION of PLEURA, the lining of the LUNG. When PARIETAL PLEURA is involved, there is pleuritic CHEST PAIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D010998
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.735 C08.730.582
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleurisy- Pleurisy
- Pleurisies
- Pleuritis
- Pleuritides
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleurisy" by people in Profiles.
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Philips BH, Loria KO, Sirivelu MP, Jaber SM, Allen-Worthington KH, Veeder CL, Brice AK. Pathology in Practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2016 Oct 01; 249(7):755-7.
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Spodick DH. Decreased recognition of the post-myocardial infarction (Dressler) syndrome in the postinfarct setting: does it masquerade as "idiopathic pericarditis" following silent infarcts? Chest. 2004 Nov; 126(5):1410-1.
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SPODICK DH. Electric alternation of the heart. Its relation to the kinetics and physiology of the heart during cardiac tamponade. Am J Cardiol. 1962 Aug; 10:155-65.